Are you ready to take on some advanced Spanish grammar? This audio quiz reviews the material covered in the following premium audio lessons. Subjunctive 15 - Conditional (If… then… ) Statements About the PresentSubjunctive 16 - Conditional Statements About the PastSubjunctive 17 - The Subjunctive Following “Como Si"Subjunctive 18 - The Subjunctive Following “Ojalá”Subjunctive 19 - “No Matter How Much” in SpanishSubjunctive 20 - La Forma ReduplicativaConditional Statements About the PresentSi supieran / supiesen* la verdad, nunca nos dejarían
entrar.If they knew the truth, they would never let us
in.Si lo pones en la mesa de la cocina, no lo olvidaré.If you put it on the kitchen table, I won't forget
it.Si no costara / costase tanto, lo compraría.If it didn’t cost so much, I would buy
it.Si no te importa, voy a llevar a Sofía
conmigo.If you don't mind, I am going to take Sofía with
me.We use the indicative when speaking of likely possibilities and we use the subjunctive when speaking more hypothetically.*I have included the alternative form of the imperfect subjunctive above. We use the more common form of the imperfect subjunctive in this audio lesson. We cover the alternative conjugation in
Choose the Correct Tense of the Subjunctive.Conditional Statements About the PastSi te hubiera / hubiese visto, te habría / hubiera*
saludado.If I had seen you, I would have said
hi.Yo me habría / hubiera roto una pierna si (yo) hubiera / hubiese hecho eso.I would have broken a leg if I had done that.*You can use either the perfect conditional or the common form of the pluperfect subjunctive here. This is explained further in the premium audio
lessons.The Subjunctive Following “Como Si"Hazlo como si tu vida dependiera / dependiese de
ello.Do it like your life depends on
it.Se porta como si no le molestara /
molestase.He acts as if it didn’t bother
him.Mauricio me trataba como si nunca hubiéramos / hubiésemos trabajado
juntos.Mauricio was treating me as if we had never worked
together.The Subjunctive Following “Ojalá”Ojalá (que) todas mis cosas quepan en mi maleta.I hope all my things fit in my
suitcase.Ojalá (que) todas mis cosas cupieran / cupiesen dentro de una maleta.I wish all my things fit inside one suitcase.“No Matter How Much” in SpanishPor más que quieras, no puedes
cambiarlo.As much as you would like to, you can't change
him.Por muy barato que sea, no voy a
comprarlo.No matter how cheap it is, I'm not going to buy
it.La Forma ReduplicativaHagas lo que hagas, no olvides tu
pasaporte.Whatever you do, don’t forget your
passport.Shout out to Ángel Bahena whose voice you heard for most of the Spanish interpretations in this audio lessons. Ángel teaches Spanish over Skype.
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